Miles Franklin Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (2015) Winner
Sofie Laguna
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Sofie Laguna
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sydney → Eltham, suburban Melbourne
Career
- Occupations
- writer, playwright, actor, lawyer
- Active Years
- 2003-2024
- Nominations
- 2009 Miles Franklin Award longlist (One Foot Wrong), 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlist (One Foot Wrong), 2015 Stella Prize shortlist (The Eye of the Sheep), 2018 Stella Prize longlist (The Choke), 2018 Voss Literary Prize shortlist (The Choke), 2021 Miles Franklin Award longlist (Infinite Splendours)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Law | — | — | Australia |
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Law
Country:
Australia
Studied law
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Miles Franklin Award | The Eye of the Sheep | — | — | winner |
| 2003 | Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood | Too Loud Lily | — | — | honour book |
| 2007 | Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers | Bird and Sugar Boy | — | — | honour book |
| 2015 | FAW Christina Stead Award | The Eye of the Sheep | — | Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. | commended |
| 2021 | Colin Roderick Award | Infinite Splendours | — | — | winner |
Miles Franklin Award
2015
Work:
The Eye of the Sheep
Result:
winner
Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood
2003
Work:
Too Loud Lily
Result:
honour book
Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers
2007
Work:
Bird and Sugar Boy
Result:
honour book
FAW Christina Stead Award
2015
Work:
The Eye of the Sheep
Organization:
Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc.
Result:
commended
Colin Roderick Award
2021
Work:
Infinite Splendours
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Eye of the Sheep
2014 NovelThe Choke
2017 NovelInfinite Splendours
2020 NovelBibliography
- One Foot Wrong (2008)
- The Eye of the Sheep (2014)
- The Choke (2017)
- Infinite Splendours (2020)
- The Underground (2025)
- Bill's Best Day (2002)
- Bad Buster (2003)
- Surviving Aunt Marsha (2003)
- Big Ned's Bushwalk (2005)
- Bird and Sugar Boy (2006)
- Meet Grace (2011)
- A Friend for Grace (2011)
- Grace and Glory (2011)
- A Home for Grace (2011)
- The Grace Stories (2013)
- 1836 : Do You Dare? : Fighting Bones (2014)
- My Yellow Blanky (2002)
- Too Loud Lily (2002)
- On Our Way to the Beach (2004)
- Stephen's Music (2007)
- Boris Monster, Scared of Nothing (2007)
- Where Are You, Banana? (2013)
Legacy
Australian writer who won the Miles Franklin Award in 2015. Also authored numerous children's books and picture books.